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The conversations confirmed that "ample liquidity is available for lending to consumer and business markets", he said.

As blue chips sank even deeper into the red after weeks of chaos, Trump tried to assign sole blame for the sell-off to the Federal Reserve, likening the central bank to a golfer who "can't putt".

Trump said he remained confident in American firms, and indicated investors should not fear the markets.

Over the weekend, Mnuchin spoke with the heads of the six largest USA banks, and tweeted a statement afterward assuring that none of them have "experienced any clearance or margin issues".

USA stock futures fell on Monday, giving up slim gains from earlier as volumes picked up, with investors digesting a slew of news from Washington over the weekend amid the benchmark S&P 500's worst December since the Great Depression.

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President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Tuesday in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who is struggling to contain his first real crisis but has failed to assuage investors unnerved by turmoil in Washington.

Asked regarding Fed Chairman Jerome H. Powell, Trump aforementioned that the financial organization was "raising interest rates too fast" however that he had "confidence" that the Fed would "get it pretty presently". There's not one really big story, not one really big threat that threatens to derail us, derail our economy.

The stock market was only open for half a day Monday, and that was more than enough time for the Dow Jones Industrial Average to drop 2.9 percent to 21,792.20. "I think she's now in that unfortunate position of being beholden to her left wing, to where she can not be seen as agreeing with the president on anything until after she's speaker".

However, analysts said prospects for a global economic slowdown in the coming year-which would weaken crude demand-and rising U.S. shale output are dampening sentiment and limiting any rebound from the current 15-month lows.

Mnuchin's attempts over the weekend to assure investors only seemed to make matters worse as the confusing signals from Washington sent the markets plunging.

Media reports have suggested Trump has gone as far as discussing firing Powell, and he toldReuters in August that he was "not thrilled" with the chairman.

Investors have been forced to trade choppily since later September, mainly due to uncertainty surrounding the trade war between the USA and China, along with the Fed's decision to increase raise interest rates.

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That means Wednesday is the first day the public could begin to feel the effects of lost government services, Mulvaney said. But Democrats aren't the only ones resisting Trump on the wall. "We can't do it without a wall", he said .

Here are photos of the Trumps' Iraq visit. "I had concerns about the institution of the presidency", Trump said . According to Trump, the flight into Iraq was unlike anything he had previously experienced.

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Just before the end of the first session, Bumrah came stronger and trapped Shaun Marsh (19) LBW to leave Australia reeling. The final three wickets came in a nine-ball burst to wipe out the Australian tail, ensuring a massive lead for India.

Some reports told of people unable to get gas as card readers shut down at some gas stations, and others of ATM's glitching. The company is working to resolve the problem, and service has been restored in some areas, such as MA .

Other major indices including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rebounded after a tumultuous session on Christmas Eve. Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOGL), Netflix (NFLX) and Apple ( AAPL ) all fell between 1% and 3%.

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Their main role is to support the Baghdad regime's forces in their continuing fight to remove Islamic State from the country. Trump criticized his predecessor, Obama, for withdrawing troops too quickly from Iraq, claiming it allowed for ISIS' rise.

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